Combined pillow and chest supporter



June 16, 925- 1,542,674

k A. 0. DARLING 001mm: PILLOW AND cmasw SUPPORTER Filed Jan 11, 1921Patented June 16, 1925.

UNITED STATES ALICE o. DARLING, on'rrnrom nnw HAMPSHIRE.

COMBINED PILLGV AND CI-IEST SUPPOBTER.

Application. filed January 11, 1921. Serial No. 438,500.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Amos 0. DARLING, citizen of the United States,residing at Tilton, in the county of Belknap and State of New Hampshire,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Pillowand ,Chest Supporter, of whichthe following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My present invention relates to a com bined pillow and chest supporterand has for its principal object the provision of such a device adaptedfor supportingja recumbent person with his or her head in a slightlyraised position to overcome insomnia and to diminish blood pressure onthe brain and other vital organs, thereby acting as a curative agent incases of high blood pressure, and other afflictions of similar characteraffecting the state of mind or brain of a person so afliicted. Theinvention will also be used as a curative agent in diseases of thethroat and lungs as it removes blood pressure from these organs, therebyeliminating to a great degree the persistent and distressing cough whichaccompanies them.

Another object consists of a device of the character described adaptedfor supporting the chest and head in slightly inclined position with aspace left betweenthe pillow and pad whereby the person may easilybreathe, it being understood that the person willbe positioned with hisor herface down, with the chest support beneath the chest. It will alsobe understood, that if desired, just as sleep approaches, one may removethe support frombeneath the head and chest.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear asthedescription of my invention proceeds, the invention resides in the noveldetails of construction, and arrangement of parts, more clearlyillustrated in the drawings and described in the specification, andwhile I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of theinvention, it willbe understood that such changes may be made as willfall within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings Fig. l is a perspective view of the com bined pillow andsupport.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing my combined pillow and chest supportupon the usual bed or mattress, the recumbent person being shown indotted line.

In the drawings, A represents the mattress of a bed of the usualconstruction, and 13 proceeds.

The upper surface of the support 2 is inclined downwardly from the rearedge 4: to the forward edge 5, so that the same may be readilypositioned beneath the chest and support the person in a'slightlyinclined position.

Both the pillow l and the support'2 will preferably be constructed of acasing of fabric, similar to the fabric used in the construction ofmattresses and the like and the casings will be stuffed with the usualupholstering fillings. Also, if desired, the casings may be formed ofrubber or any. other material stuffed with any suitable, fillings. Itwill be appreciated that if it is desired, the casing might be filledwith air or water to the desired pressure.

As. stated in the objects of my invention, my combined pillow andsupport is. for use in supporting the person in a slightly inclinedposition to diininishblood pressure from the brain or other organs andmay also be used for overcoming insomnia. 1 The chest support 2 will beplaced beneath the chest and the forehead of the recumbent person willbe placed upon the pillow 1, as illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings.The space between the pillow 1 and the support 2 formed by theconnecting strip 3 will allow the person to breathe easily. Theconnecting strip 3 allows the support to be folded upon the pillow 1when the device is not in use, and as a whole, my invention goes forwardto make up a device of the character described which is simple andinexpensive in construction and which may be readily positioned upon orremoved from the bed. I find, in practice, that a person using thedevice is usually conscious of the fact that he is about to fall asleepand will then raise his head sufficiently to allow the removal of thedevice. While the strip 3 is shown as a single piece of material, itwill ,be understood that I might equally as well 1. A device of thecharacter describedcomprising a pillow to receive the forehead of areclining person, a support for the chest of the person, and a flexiblestrip connecting the lower edges of the pillow and support, the adjacentedges of the pillow and support being normally spaced apart to form abreathing opening to receive the face of the'person and of such rigiditythat the face of a person lying face downward uponthe pillow and supportwill be supported a substantial distance above the connecting strip topermit free breathing;

2. A device of the character described comprising a pillow to receivethe forehead of a reclining person, a support for the chest of theperson, and a flexible strap connecting the lower edges of the pillowand support, the adjacent edges of the pillow and support being normallyspaced apart to form a breathing opening to receive the face of theperson but adapted to be folded one upon the other, the pillow andsupport being of such rigidity that the face of a person lying facedownward upon the pillow and support will be supported a substantialdistance above the connecting "strap to permit free breathing, the uppersurface of the pillow being flat and the upper surface of the supportbeing downwardly inclined from that edge adj acent the pillow, the upperedge of the'support adjacent the pillow being on substantially the sameplane as the upper surface of the pillow when the pillow and support arein their normally spaced position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto my signature in the presence oftwowitnesses.

ALICE O; DARLING. Witnesses: v

E GENE W. LEACH; HOLLIS K. SMITH.

